Head as a vessel
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PROWHead as a vessel
bringto head (a vessel) close to or into the wind so as to halt
ahull(of a sailing vessel) with all sails furled and the helm lashed to head into the wind, as in heavy weather
stemheadthe head of the stem of a nautical vessel
stemheadsSTEMHEAD, the head of the stem of a nautical vessel
alembicvessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling
alembicsvessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling
pursersAn officer on a ship who keeps the accounts, esp. the head steward on a passenger vessel
boxhaulto put (a square-rigged sailing vessel) on a new tack by bracing the head yards aback and backing onto the new heading
boxhaulsto put (a square-rigged sailing vessel) on a new tack by bracing the head yards aback and backing onto the new heading
headstay(on a sailing vessel) a stay leading forward from the head of the foremost mast to the stem head or the end of the bowsprit
heaveto stop the headway of (a vessel), esp. by bringing the head to the wind and trimming the sails so that they act against one another
forestaystay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast